Özet:

Reproductive health has a special importance in women's lives. Fertility function wears out women both physically and spiritually and can negatively affect the general health level of women. This study was conducted in a descriptive cross-sectional type to evaluate the reproductive health and family planning attitudes of 318 women who applied to the Family Health Center between January 2021-February 2022. Data collection tools in the study; An introductory information form consisting of questions including sociodemographic characteristics and reproductive health habits prepared by the researchers in line with the literature, and the Reproductive Health and Family Planning attitude scale was used. In the study, the Cronbach alpha coefficient of the scale was found to be 0.893. The mean age of the women participating in the study was found to be 39.09±9.40. The first gestational age range of 58.5% of the women was 20-28, 86.8% of the women change their underwear every day, 47.5% of them clean the genital area with water and toilet paper, 58% do not use any family planning method, 41.5% talk about family planning methods stated that they did not have knowledge, 72% did not see abortion as a family planning method, 32.1% received information about family planning from midwives and nurses. The mean total score of the women from the scale was 3.86± 0.38. In the sub-dimensions of the scale, unplanned and unwanted pregnancies and termination of pregnancy, the mean score was 3.83± 0.35, the mean score obtained from the sexually transmitted infections sub-dimension was 3.96±0.52, the sub-dimension of infertility and assisted reproductive treatment methods its size is 3.77± 0.48. When the data obtained as a result of the research were evaluated, it was determined that married women living in the region needed training and support about reproductive health and family planning.

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